Tigers 1B Cabrera named AL Player of the Month

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New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – For the second straight month, a Detroit Tigers player has earned Player of the Month honors in the junior circuit. This time, it’s first baseman Miguel Cabrera, named on Tuesday.

Victor Martinez had been rewarded for August.

Cabrera capped his 2014 campaign and helped his team to a fourth straight AL Central crown by exploding for a .379 average along with eight home runs, 10 doubles, 18 RBI and 19 runs scored over 26 contests.

The 31-year-old Venezuelan, nine-time All-Star and two-time reigning AL MVP also finished atop the league in slugging percentage (.709), extra-base hits (12) and total bases (73), ranked second in total hits and ninth with an on- base pct. of .409.

Cabrera was previously honored as the junior circuit’s top player for July of 2008, August 2012 and July ’13.

Others considered for mention were AL batting champ and Astros infielder Jose Altuve, Cleveland outfielder Michael Brantley and Angels infielder Howie Kendrick.

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